I've just ordered a Karoq Sportline Edition and I'm wondering if the "aerodynamic" plastic wheel inserts are still fitted.  When I bought my current car, I arranged, before collection, for them not to be fitted so I'm wondering if I need to do the same again.

They weren't on my 73 sportline

On 27/12/2024 at 18:20, RCC49 said:

I've just ordered a Karoq Sportline Edition and I'm wondering if the "aerodynamic" plastic wheel inserts are still fitted.  When I bought my current car, I arranged, before collection, for them not to be fitted so I'm wondering if I need to do the same again.

I think the Miran wheels are still a (no-cost) option.  They are also aerodynamic tuned but no plastic inserts. They are all alloy/  See https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196900615961  (couldn't find a Skoda Uk link :-()

40 minutes ago, chills said:

I think the Miran wheels are still a (no-cost) option.  They are also aerodynamic tuned but no plastic inserts. They are all alloy/  See https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196900615961  (couldn't find a Skoda Uk link :-()

As far as I know, there is no option of changing the wheels on the Sportline - not according to the build your own page/brochure pricelist - only thing to do is buy other wheels from Skoda or elsewhere afterwards  - daft in my mind as I would have swapped the standard fit 19" to alternative 18" wheels at the point of purchase given the chance   

 

Edited 30 December, 20241 yr by mistac

18 minutes ago, mistac said:

As far as I know, there is no option of changing the wheels on the Sportline - not according to the build your own page/brochure pricelist - only thing to do is buy other wheels from Skoda or elsewhere afterwards  - daft in my mind as I would have swapped the standard fit 19" to alternative 18" wheels at the point of purchase given the chance   

 

Ok, fair enough, they are (were?) a no cost option on the SE L when I looked a few weeks ago, though these are the 18" wheels. 

It might be worth asking the dealer.

With the plastic inserts most people say they are very (too?) easy to remove.

14 minutes ago, chills said:

Ok, fair enough, they are (were?) a no cost option on the SE L when I looked a few weeks ago, though these are the 18" wheels. 

It might be worth asking the dealer.

With the plastic inserts most people say they are very (too?) easy to remove.

If they are still supplied from new with the inserts (not sure as many owners ask dealers to remove them) I will be asking my dealer to remove them 

 

Edited 30 December, 20241 yr by mistac

I believe the car I've ordered will be supplied with the Sagittarius wheels.

3 minutes ago, RCC49 said:

I believe the car I've ordered will be supplied with the Sagittarius wheels.

It will be. I found that the aerodynamic covers were easy to clean and protect the wheel paint well

I have to say I can't really see the point in the plastic inserts.  I think the wheels look much better without them.

5 minutes ago, RCC49 said:

I have to say I can't really see the point in the plastic inserts.  I think the wheels look much better without them.

Fuel economy so they can say they can get 3,000 miles per litre on their test track. Therefore, the EC Extra Urban Cycle is   2.353 MPG better than that thing from Nissan/Renault etc. How many people actually get the fuel consumption cited?
Many will run the car on the econ setting and leave the plastic inserts in (and we will all feel smug saving the planet)

The 18" MIran Alloys don't have plastic inserts but are aerodynamically tuned. The bits that would have been plastic are alloy painted black. I assume the additional weight/cost of the alloy compared to the plastic it replaces is factored in.

I suspect someone [German] has calculated all this over the life of the vehicle. 

The thing is: good aerodynamics, and the Karoq is good in this respect, with the right tyres, properly inflated and good driving style when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars, in the age of Aquarius, you will be £500 better off over 3 years!OTOH if you skip one Costa coffee a week you will save £624 on the same time 🙂

 

Aerodynamic wheels are reducing one variable, of dozens, by a small amount. It all adds up, if you want it too. 

Not wishing to be rude, but if I were that anal, I'd buy a bike.

1 hour ago, RCC49 said:

Not wishing to be rude, but if I were that anal, I'd buy a bike.

Automotive design engineers do get like that. I remember over lunch at an FDA bash one of the BMW designers discussing the Rover 75 weight distribution and tire wear rates. Yes, the Rover 75 was an BMW design.

They really do work to the nth decimal place.  For example on one of the BMW's they took a Michelin tyre and the version for BMW of that standard high performance Michelin went through a further 2 &1/2 years development and 8 prototypes.

However you seemed to have missed the sarcasm in my comments above.

Edited 30 December, 20241 yr by chills